An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for displaying a multi-task interface. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal, a request submitted by a user for displaying a multi-task interface; acquiring tasks started by the user and setting, according to the number of tasks started by the user and a start sequence, an arrangement manner of the multi-task interface; classifying the tasks started by the user into a video playing task and a non-video playing task; and separately drawing the video playing task and the non-video playing task according to the arrangement manner of the multi-task interface to obtain the multi-task interface, and displaying the multi-task interface to the user. In addition, embodiments of the present invention provide a corresponding terminal and a remote control.